Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Why Do Some Youth Become Violent and Carry Firearms?
Notes from the Field: The Medical Examiner’s Office as a Focal Point in Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Researchers Develop Insight Into Blood Droplet Behavior for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
After analyzing individual blood droplets on inclined surfaces, researchers in this NIJ-funded project said measurements show the current standard method is accurate for drops that hit at right angles but has significant errors at shallow impact angles.
How Evaluation Toolkits Can Help Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs Assess Their Impact
In this study, NIJ-funded researchers examined how Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners can use a practitioner-oriented evaluation toolkit to assess the impact of their programs.
Lessons Learned from the Second Chance Act: Moving Forward to Strengthen Reentry
Officer Safety Part 2 of 2 in a Series on Correctional Officer Wellness
Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety
Mandatory Divorce Custody Mediation and Intimate Partner Violence
In this NIJ-funded study, the research team examined whether mediation identified and helped to address intimate partner violence and whether resulting agreements included safety provisions.
Notes from the Field: Lessons Learned From the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic
Researchers Improve Accuracy by Combining Testing Methods for Emerging Recreational Drugs
Researchers conducted a systematic study of microcrystalline tests for emerging illicit drugs and then examined the infrared spectra of the microcrystals to create a database to mitigate subjectivity of the tests.